MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015 – 396 Pages.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
reviews
topics
pertaining to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
improvements in
learning technology have enabled
people
all over the world
to participate in online courses.
These online MOOCs are
almost always free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
learning technology institutions
have to deal with
in 2015 because online learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can stakeholders
ensure that
the education provided by these
MOOC courses is
decent?
How can organizations
make sure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOCs?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
California Institute of Technology to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal?
Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses.
How can stakeholders
manage issues like
inadequate
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As distance learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
demand
to perceive how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and lots of other
stakeholders
would like
to be more aware of
these
open education
endeavours.
Intellectuals want
to perceive how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
expanding
desideratum for
information
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open educational resource issues.
This intriguing new book
also articulates the
most important controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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